paradoxical Canary-grass / بَشْتَة مُتناقضة / خرفار متناقض / خَرفار /

Hood canarygrass / أبو دميم / الفالاريس المتناقض /

Phalaris paradoxa L.

Edibility and usage

Blooming period
March to August
Seed collection period
May to October

Description

Perenniality
Annual
Petal colour
  • Green
Life form
  • Annual

Scientifc data

Genus
Phalaris
Family
Poaceae
Wikidata item
Q2504492
GBIF Item
Phalaris paradoxa L. (5289758)

References

  1. Zohary, Michael. “A Vegetation Map of Western Palestine.” The Journal of Ecology, 1947, 1–19.
  2. Zohary, Michael. Flora Palaestina. Israel Academy of Sciences and Humanities, 1972.
  3. Nehmé, M.(2008). Etymological dictionary of Syrian flora. Beirut: Librairie du liban publishers.(English, French, and Arabic)

Citation

Phalaris paradoxa L. in Barari platform (2026). Barari Flora Taxonomy. https://barari.org/species/2507 accessed via barari.org on 2/4/2026.

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